In Memoria Disfrazada / Memory in Disguise, Ceramicist Michelle Solorzano explores how identity and history are shaped through the layered experiences of colonization and immigration. Drawing inspiration from Dominican Carnaval, a space where celebration and critique coexist, she reimagines the mask as both protection and revelation. By questioning history as it is often written and controlled by those in power, her work challenges inherited narratives and asks whose stories are preserved and whose are obscured. Responding to the current political climate, this body of work reflects on what is hidden, what is performed, and what endures. It invites viewers to look beyond the surface, where history lingers, transformed yet unforgotten.
